G8783

G8783 — Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required

HCPCSActiveBETOS M5B

G8783 is a HCPCS Level II code for normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.

Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment

Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.

From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.

Physician fee schedule statusM

Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.

Global period: XXX

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The CMS record for G8783

Long descriptor: Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required
Short descriptor: Bp scrn perf rec interval
Added: January 1, 2012
BETOS: M5B
Pricing indicator: 00 — Not priced by Part B

Codes adjacent to G8783

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8783 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

G8775Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing serum creatinine test (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
G8776Serum creatinine test not performed, reason not giventerminated
G8777Diabetes screening test performedterminated
G8778Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing diabetes screening test (e.g., patients with a diagnosis of diabetes, or with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
G8779Diabetes screening test not performed, reason not giventerminated
G8780Counseling for diet and physical activity performedterminated
G8781Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
G8782Counseling for diet and physical activity not performed, reason not giventerminated
G8784Patient not eligible (e.g., documentation the patient is not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension, patient refuses, urgent or emergent situation)terminated
G8785Blood pressure reading not documented, reason not given
G8797Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus
G8798Specimen site other than anatomic location of prostate
G8806Performance of trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound and pregnancy location documented
G8807Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient has a documented intrauterine pregnancy [iup])
G8808Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given
G8809Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) orderedterminated

Questions about G8783

What is HCPCS code G8783?

G8783 is a HCPCS Level II code for normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G8783?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G8783 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.

How is G8783 paid under the physician fee schedule?

G8783 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.